© BBC Steve Coogan to star in The Good Life
An eco-drama, not a remake of the 1970s sitcom...
12/02/2025 … Steve Coogan is working on a film about greenwashing.
2025 News
All the latest news about comedy and comedians: stand-up, TV sitcoms and sketch shows, comedy movies, etc…
Wed 12 February 2025
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© Netflix Dave Chappelle honoured for being a 'voice of social consciousness'
Comic to receive award from NAACP civil rights group
12/02/2025 … It might come as news to the trans people upset by Dave Chappelle’s material about them – but the comedian is set to win a major award for being…
Sydney May takes Komedia's new act crown
Wes Defoe and Aiden Lonergan are runners-up
12/02/2025 … Sydney May was crowned winner of Komedia’s New Comedy Award in Brighton last night.
Tue 11 February 2025
Tarot named as comedy's 'Next Big Thing'
Sketch troupe scoop inaugural award
11/02/2025 … Comedy sketch group Tarot have been announced as winners of the 2025 Next Big Thing award.
New tours for Jen Brister, Josh Jones and Two Pints duo
11/02/2025 … Josh Jones, Jen Brister and Two Pints Of Lager duo Will Mellor and Ralf Little have all announced tours today,.
Vinny Shiu becomes the latest Chortle Hotshot
Comic wins a bursary to help make his Edinburgh Fringe debut
11/02/2025 … Vinny Shiu has been selected as the next Chortle Hotshot of 2025 following a showcase at London’s Hot Water comedy club last night.
Peter Kay: I had no choice but to eject hecklers
Comic issues a statement about 'chaotic' Manchester gig
11/02/2025 … Peter Kay has has said he had no option but to throw hecklers out of his Manchester gig, saying they were spoiling the show for others.
Entries open for LGBTQ+ New Comedian of 2025
'This award opened up so many doors' says 2024 winner Marty Gleeson
11/02/2025 … Entries have opened for the LGBTQ+ New Comedian of the Year.